Bruges and the Renaissance

by Martens, Maximiliaan P.J.

• ISBN13: 9780810963825
• ISBN10: 0810963825
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-06-01
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Summary

In the 16th century, the Belgian city of Bruges was invariably depicted in art and literature as a great artistic center and economic hub -- the vibrant and sophisticated "Athens of the North" in which humanist ideas took root and flourished. This fascinating and wide-ranging study opens in 1494, when artists Hans Memling and Gerard David settled in Bruges, and ends in 1584, when Pieter Pourbus arrived in the port city. Essays explore the artistic developments that occurred in the intervening nine decades, with a focus on the spread of ideas from the Italian Renaissance to northern Europe. Through trade, the migration of artists, and the circulation of artworks, new intellectual and aesthetic standards seeped into local artists' work, resulting in the glorious images reproduced in this volume.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations	6	(1)
Photographic credits	6	(1)
Lenders to the exhibition	7	(1)
Foreword	8	(2)
Patrick Moenaert
Preface	10	(2)
Valentin Vermeersch
Introduction	12	(2)
Maximiliaan P.J. Martens
The Authors	14	(1)
The Discovery of Bruges Painting	15	(7)
Till-Holger Borchert
Bruges: a Solid Image	22	(4)
Paul Huvenne
``Fondans en melencolie de povrete'' Living and Working in Bruges 1482-1584	26	(7)
Wim Blockmans
Culture and Mentality	33	(10)
Noel Geirnaert
Ludo Vandamme
The Dialogue between Artistic Tradition and Renewal	43	(21)
Maximiliaan P.J. Martens
The Diaspora of the Bruges Renaissance	64	(252)
Dominique Marechal
CATALOGUE
Painting cats.	1	(153)
Hans Memling	66	(14)
Hilde Lobelle-Caluwe
Gerard David	80	(14)
Maryan W. Ainsworth
Jan Provoost	94	(13)
Ron Spronk
Jan de Hervy	107	(2)
Maximiliaan P.J. Martens
The Master of the Holy Blood	109	(11)
Lars Hendrikman
Adriaen Isenbrant	120	(20)
Till-Holger Borchert
Albert Cornelis	140	(2)
Dorien Tamis
Ambrosius Benson	142	(16)
Dominique Marechal
Guillaume Benson	158	(3)
Dominique Marechal
Simon Bening	161	(12)
Thomas Kren
Lancelot Blondeel	173	(16)
Linda Jansen
Pieter Pourbus	189	(27)
Paul Huvenne
Pieter I Claeissens	216	(8)
Eva Tahon
Pieter II and Pieter III Claeissens	224	(5)
Eva Tahon
Antoon Claeissens	229	(2)
Eva Tahon
Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder	231	(8)
Eva Tahon
Johannes Stradanus	239	(7)
Willy Le Loup
Pietro Candido	246	(2)
Willy Le Loup
Frans Pourbus the Elder	248	(5)
Paul Huvenne
Anonymous Masters	253
Maximiliaan P.J. Martens
Prints cats	154	(21)
Willy Le Loup	260
Books cats	175	(50)
Ludo Vandamme	280
Sculpture cats	225	(19)
Stephane Vandenberghe	293
Tapestry cats	244	(72)
Stephane Vandenberghe	307	(9)
Bibliography	316